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Teen to Adult, Learn the books of the Bible

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A game for learning the books of the Bible called Before and After. Make a card for every book in the Bible (66). Shuffle them well. Hold up a card so everyone can see it, then say "Before," "After," or "Before AND After."

Examples:1. I hold up the Matthew card and say, "After", the class should respond, "Mark". The book that comes "After" Matthew.2. I hold up the Romans card and say, "Before and After", the class should respond, "Acts and 1 Corinthians". The books that come "Before and After" Romans.

(Special Thanks to Jerri Fusch Sunday School and Children's Church Teacher, for sharing this great activity)

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Bible Drill Bingo:Have 2 teams – doesn’t matter how many kids you have. Place bibles at the end of gym and have teams meet at the other end. Call out a bible verse and have kids race to the bibles and see who finds it first. Award 4 points to the team who finds the correct verse first. Then, have the person who found the verse shoot the basketball (we used the foul line) and award 2 points if basket is made. Towards the end, mix it up and add more points for the verse or extra points for the basketball shots. I did this with my 8th grade and they had a blast. They couldn’t believe how much trouble they had looking up verses so it helped them learn the Bible! The winning team planned the following week’s youth activity.

Special Thanks to Alison Pettit of Lynchburg, Virginia for sharing this great activity

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Here's a twist --Bible Tic-Tac-Toe: Divide kids into two teams--boys vs girls or mixed groups. Everyone must have a Bible and it must be closed before game begins. Teacher calls out a scripture verse. The first one to find the verse and starts reading it first gets to mark their x or o for their team on the board. This encourages the kids to learn where the books of the Bible are and helps them get over their fear of reading aloud. You can give hints from time to time, like whether it is in the old or new testament, etc.